Saponite
11saponite — /ˈsæpənaɪt/ (say sapuhnuyt) noun a soft amorphous mineral found in certain rock cavities consisting of a silicate of magnesium and aluminium. {Swedish saponit, calque of German seifenstein} …
12saponite — ˌnīt noun ( s) Etymology: Swedish saponit, from Latin sapon , sapo soap + Swedish it ite more at saponaceous : a mineral consisting of a hydrous magnesium aluminosilicate occurring in soft soapy masses and filling veins and cavities in serpentine …
13soapstone — saponite (hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate) …
14Saponit — Traubige Anhäufung von dunkelgrünen Chamositkugeln mit hellgrünen Saponitkugeln und Kupferkristallen aus der „Central Mine“, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA Andere Namen Seifenstein Chemi …
15clay mineral — any of a group of hydrous aluminum silicate minerals, as kaolinite, illite, and montmorillonite, that constitute the major portion of most clays. [1945 50] * * * Any of a group of important hydrous aluminum silicates with a layered structure and… …
16Clay minerals — Oxford Clay (Jurassic) exposed near Weymouth, England. Clay minerals are hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, sometimes with variable amounts of iron, magnesium, alkali metals, alkaline earths, and other cations. Clays have structures similar to… …
17Montmorillonite — A sample of montmorillonite (unknown scale) General Category smectite, phyllosilicate …
18Chlorite group — For the chemistry term, see chlorite. Chlorite group General Category Mineral Chem …
19Dickite — General Category Phyllosilicate Chemical formula Al2Si2O5(OH)4 Strunz classification 09.ED.05 Dana classification …
20List of minerals S-T (complete) — It is currently not possible to have a complete list of minerals . The International Mineralogical Association is the international group that recognises new minerals and new mineral names, however minerals discovered before 1959 did not go… …
